John Howard Gates Biography


	This biography appears on pages 538, 541 in "History of Minnehaha
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GATES, JOHN HOWARD, was born at Waterloo, Iowa, October 28,
1865; was graduated from the high school in 1882, and from the State
University of Iowa in 1888; in September of that year came to Sioux
Falls, and remained one year as clerk in the law office of Bailey &
Davis; attended the law department of the Columbia University, N. Y. 
one year; returned to Sioux Falls, and entered the law firm of
Davis, Lyon & Gates in December, 1890, of which firm he is still a 
member; was appointed city attorney of Sioux Falls to fill vacancy, 
from September, 1893, to May 1, 1894; was nominated on the Republican 
ticket for state's attorney of Minnehaha county in November, 1896, and 
out of 5,108 votes received 2,426; was president of the Commercial Club 
in 1897.  Mr. Gates is well posted in his profession; is one of the "Big 
Four" of the Sioux Falls Whist Club, social and genial, and has a host 
of friends.